Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Canada instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 11.9 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 45.5% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Canada, that number is 6.5% as of 2024.
be 73.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.
make 19.3% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $70,300 as of 2024, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $56,700 as of 2024.
Life
be 84.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Canada, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
be 80.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
have 45.3% fewer children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Canada, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 14.6% more likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Canada, about 94.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 15.6% more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 440.3 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Canada: At a glance
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